Reviews of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park (Zoo)

Andrew Ma

Lots of paths to explore. In the winter, the marshy areas are accessible. Chickadees eat from your hand!

Melvyn Joseph

Good place for quick walk and bike.

Trevor Lydiatt

Awesome park to walk to from Lions Park in St. Albert, can get windy at times with open space by Big Lake.

Ryan C

Nice little loop, saw lots of birds and some little ducklings

Julie May

Walkways are set up in an excellent fashion to preserve wildlife. Ran into a ranger and he was very friendly. Amazing view of lake, marshland around the lake, ducks, starlings, and so much more. This area doesn't seem overrun with people, but the wildlife behaves very used to people.

Aaron Pavez

One of the few wetlands left on Alberta. It's a must. Now in april it's a bit low on water and not much animals or insects to see but the lake itself it's the main attraction. It's big , calm and soothes the soul. Don't miss it.

Tatiana Kastner

Beautiful, birds and animal; the trail under the bridge is often flooded though. Should come up with a solution.

Thuy N

Gorgeous place for a short walk. Trails are nice and wide. Great place for birdwatching as well.

Kate.H

This is a great place to enjoy the natural beauty for people living in a city. Beautiful colors and lovely birds. Autumn might be the best time to visit.

Kelly

Boardwalks, nature trails, wetlands, wildlife (beaver, marmots, etc) and many varieties of birds. This is truly a hidden gem just minutes outside of Edmonton. Highly recommend this park year round!

Parker Thiessen

Was good, but the BLESS platform was closed

Lis Marie

It’s such a nice area! There’s tons of wildlife, especially different species of birds. There is a lot of parking and once you get inside the trail area, it’s a wetlands so there’s a boardwalk to walk across the water. Keep an eye out for different animals swimming and flying around, you never know what you’ll see! It’s pretty secluded for the most part and after the boardwalk the trail branches off to a paved road which takes you to different lake areas. I recommend going in spring-fall seasons, there’s not much to see in winter.

Bruce Ritchie

Good cycling.

Dan Schykulski

Great place with lots of wildlife!

Ali Shajarizadeh

It is a nice park located on St Albert. You can see different kind of birds in this park. The walk beside river is also enjoyable.

Lori Bamber

Such a great park. The outdoor exercise equipment is amazing.

Troy Watson

Nice park, and it's free

Sarah Thacker

Nice spot for a walk and great for birding!

Laurissa Lavoie

Nice walk

Julio Garcia

Awesome but flooded from all the rain.

Michelle Shelly “Shelly” Howell

Very nice wetlands and so many birds it's so great to see

Annet Maitwe

What an adventure! It was a day well spent with a friend. We walked around admiring the nature. I thought it was the best place for meditation!

AJ

Beautiful area. Short walk, less than 3km but still very nice

XING CHEN

This is a provincial park closed to Edmonton. Nice park with many birds

Fateme Ghods

Nice, clean and unique trail. So many birds are there so it’s fantastic for photography ;)

Zokah

One of my favorite parks in Edmonton. I am a photographer at Zokah Photography and Video and love to bring my couples here for evening photo shoots. If I am not photographing I love walking around spotting many different songbirds, waterfowl, owls, and sometimes moose!

Raphael Fortin

Canoes, kayaks, fishing. A quiet place for a breath of fresh air close to the city.

Angela “AG” Goud

It is such a beautiful place to enjoy. Thank you!

Anthony Goodwin

A lovely, easy stroll along the boardwalks and tracks. Very family friendly for picnics. Bring your hat and sunscreen during the warm months.

Jeff's Channel

Good trails and bike paths

Starseed Magicians

Beautiful weather, lake. We saw beaver dam and beaver.

Tobie Plett

A lot of small lakes and waters. Cool animals everywhere and a great place to go for weekends.

Dipan Das

Went there to take bird photos. And it was absolutely thrilling. Lots of birds. Had a gala time taking pictures. Also saw a musk rat family. That was a bonus. And saw a beaver too. This is my second visit and definitely not the last. Awesome!

Lila B

Beautiful landscape and design

Sherif Refaat

A nice little walk in a wetland, beautiful at sun set time.

Lilli Prokopenko

would be nice if it were cleaner and not so much people

Brett S

Nice trails and good place to visit.

Arjun c

A Good place for walking, boating and the best for bird photography!

Kenneth Andres

This was my very first visit to the lake. It was already dusk when I arrived and the weather was a bit undesirable (there were patches of light drizzles), but the view of the lake with shafts of sunlight pouring through openings through the clouds was majestic.

Eric Larocque

Beautiful place to take a nice long walk. The nature and views are very much worth the visit

Jillybean C

Beautiful nature retreat to enjoy

Amber Buchaski

Great paths and a quick walk. Very stroller friendly. Beautiful scenery.

Cathy

Great space so close to the city of St Albert and Edmonton. Trail through the forest is always a great spot to see chickadees and other birds. Adjacent to John E. Poole wetlands with a boardwalk through the marsh. Usually not very crowded so you can enjoy the scenery and wildlife.

George Niu

Perfect place for birding.

Glen Alphonse

Gorgeous birds. Look out for the bicyclists riding on the boardwalk!

Heather Baier

Beautifully maintained boardwalk through the wetland. Perfect for kids. Leashed dogs ok

Lindsay Goodwin

I miss this beautiful park. When I lived in St. Albert I would walk the 12km round trip from my house to this park several times a week to see the birds, watch the seasons change, and just enjoy the peace and quiet. The sunsets over Big Lake can be unbelievably beautiful too. Great place to take photos.

Brian Cunningham

Nice easy walk to Big lake. You can choose a short walk or a long hike.

Lorraine Thirsk

Nice walk with little kids. Lots of birds and ducks.

Katerina Maresova

Nice walks in outskirts of Edmonton.

Lasma Bobkova

Place where escape from the city...

Alex Li

Good place to escape.

Jake Blakely

Dirty. Garbage everywhere...parkland country won't pick it up with I call it in

Carrie Friesen

This a great little gem in the city! It helps get some nature in without having to go very far. I loved the wildlife and geocaching!

Darren Kirby

Great spot for birding and Wildlife viewing rate in the city. The boardwalk is amazing.

Katrina Bradford

Fabulous nature walk, board walks are well kept, BEST PLACE FOR SUNSETS

dynutza d.

We go every week with our dog on walks. It's beautiful.

Fraser Noble

Construction makes it difficult to enter .

Everett Kineshanko

Very clean and informative!

Kuljit Cheema

Lovely walk and fresh air... such an amazing place close to home ❤❤

Jenn Anderson

Beautiful

Chris Pawluk

Great park with a boardwalk through the wetlands. Interesting signs throughout, and lots of bird life.

Matt Morin

Great place to get out and enjoy the walk around the lake. Take in the views and even see wildlife up close like a porcupine! That's what I seen on my walk today.

Dajana Fabjanovic

Beautiful hidden gem near St. Albert. Our twin boys love looking for ducks and other water fowl while walking along the boardwalk.

Elsa Hsiao

A nice place where close to water, quite windy the day we went. There has a lot of different kinds of birds. Moreover, its close to another place John E. Poole Wetland which is very nice too.

Kirk Dewhurst

The provincial park has trails and This is a fantastic experience on a raised boardwalk over a wetland area. There are washroom facilities here and also picnic tables. There are lots of interpretative information boards about this wetland area along the boardwalk. We visited in the winter time and it was very nice. The only negative was that the boardwalk was very icy so proceed at your own risk.

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Beautiful and quite place

T.A. Ohki

Couldn't see much but it looked nice.

Ali Ali

Nice place for walking

Tammy Adams

Although the label for this park isn't correct ( the actual label should be on the west side of Ray Gibon drive across from LeClair Way) The boardwalk is lovely and to have the opportunity to look over Big Lake is delightful.

Kevin Dunbar

Great walks along the boardwalk

E Reid

Awesome place to visit!

EZG EZG

Such a nice place to stroll

P N

Good place for a quick jog.

Jamie Kennedy

Awsome

Chuck Conroy

Great walkway over Big Lake.very few people. Sturgeon River has flooded the walkway under the bridge on way east

Axiana

I go here at least once a week! It is peaceful,, there is so much wildlife to photograph

Jeff

Its an ok park if u like a swampy lake

OmKas

Great place to watch some wildlife.

Rich Irving

A fantastic place to walk. Accessible and lots of birds to see.

S L-G

Great for a nice walk.

Scott Knibbs

A nice place for a relaxing walk and to enjoy some nature.

Fé Reillo

Great place for a stroll. What i love about St. Albert is having a big lake in the vicinity. We love coming here to walk our dog and look at wildlife like birds and ducks. Nice place to go biking as well,we also went kayaking on the lake.

Matthew Alexander -Brown

Good bike trails being made on the south side of the lake.

Garry Engler

The boardwalk over the wetlands is a must see!

Jo Otway

Bring mosquito repellant FOR SURE. Great layout. Also, really good for Pokemon Go if you are into that game.

Alanna Balama

Really great walk through the wetlands. Tons of birds and a great lookout. Pro tip: don't use the location provided. It will take you to someone's house. All the pictures of the beautiful dock and walkways start at 53.610188,-113.653692 <---this LSD. Copy and paste into your maps and it will take you to the perfect spot for parking and washrooms. A great place to start your walk.

Rose Gulen Karakas

Close by location for hiking

Andrew Johnson

Dog walking along the lakeshore.

Travis Mason

Came in the Winter. Not Much to See. I was Cold.

Laura B

A beautifully peaceful place close to the city. Connected to St. Albert bike trails.

denny b

Love coming here. Good for walks with pets, a nice stroll and the ambiance of nature that surrounds the area is great :)

NERO Shepherd

Good walk to be enjoyed by the whole family and to see many birds.

Qanniqtuq Kakumei

Nice park but not so many trails.

Vicky Melanson

10/10 turn off when theres people smoking weed in the parking lot..

Shannon Lamb

Does not exist anymore.

anthony hansen

A nice place to go for a walk,bike ride, fish in the river or take your girlfriend/boyfriend for a romantic picnic.

Brian Holden

Nice spot but at 30 degrees C, there was not much wildlife. Well set up. Nice walk.

JJ 2340

Literally in my backyard and first time here. What a beautiful way to connect with nature. Excellent trail with wooden boardwalk and the information along the walk is very informative. Could spend all day out here and an awesome place to bring the kids and teach them about conservation and protecting the environment. Think il be spending alot of time here.

Shawn Francis

Great place to take your family.

Cassandra Ayres

Beautiful! Very quiet and peaceful place. Nice trails to walk on, the boardwalk is nice and the observation deck has beautiful views. Lots of birds and the occasional moose to spot. Love coming here to escape and reconnect with nature.

Averyl Dewindt

Needs a playground

Candace Myhr

Peaceful

Viktor Naumenko

beautiful place

Rob K

Great place to take the family and watch the sunset and also for bird watching.

Ryan Burdek

Beautiful place to see wetlands close to the city

Aditya Roshan

Even though it's winter, lots of places to walk and listen to ????

Pat W

Always a peaceful place to walk and see nature

Bax Homestead

Very nice park. Well maintained trails. Clean.

Katie Quinn

A great place to be with nature without going too far. We love it here!

The Reverend Preacher

Nice place to sit and park but I couldn't find any walking trails.

Joanne Manuel

Had a great walk there yesterday. Went from fields to wooded trails. From waters edge to observation deck. Saw and listened to several different woodland birds. Watched muskrats on the thin ice and ducks and geese on the waters edge. An hidden gem!

Nathalie STpier

I enjoy coming here and watch the many different bird species.

Kathryn Schmidt

Lots of wildlife to watch, people are generally respectful of distancing

Karen Yatzko

This is one of my favorite places for biking through the trails or taking a leisure stroll through the boardwalk.

Yuchang Li

My Zen place! Awesome to enjoy the silence over there.

Lissa Mayer

Luv this little spot! It's my chilling spot ????

John M

Lois Hole Memorial Swamp <3

Jiacong Li

The ecosystem is ruined. It used to be beautiful. but now you will experience the following : severe human pollution, garbage everywhere, smelly dirty water, over fertilized water, chlorophyta-fully-covered water surface. This is the park/city's delinquency. GREAT JOB ALBERTA! Surprised to find out that a developed country should have such attitude towards the environment. Shocked to see such dirty lake in Canada.

Neveen Hassan

Nice place

Arturo Lifshitz

Beautifull place to get in touch with nature and discover different bird species.

C S

This park is great for a nature walk. Lots of birds to watch ????

Ramona Fehr

The tundra swans are stopping at Big Lake today. They are amazing to see. Trails are good, but there is a cold wind, so dress warm.

Stephen Yakimets

Nice park but very limited amenities

Cindy Toma

Early so few birds and little green. Peaceful and lots of walking. Dog friendly on leash

Mel Doniger

nice view

Karen Red Crow

Wow !! Amazing place .

Dillon Andrews

The dirt trails can be a bit muddy or rooty, but the boardwalk that crosses the wetland area is an easy walk. Great place to bring curious children. Bring bug spray, and keep an eye out for moose

Riley Balacke

Great park

Paul Hibbert

Lots of bird species and water mammals, can get busy during the day. Go early in the morning to see nature.

Deybi Mazuera

Such a cool spot for exploring, very photogenic and unique . Obviously the good thing about it that you don't have to leave the city. That's perfect

M C

Beautiful boardwalk and trails to walk just off Ray Gibbons Drive. Lots of parking and space for everyone to explore. Quite a variety of birds in the wetlands so be sure to bring your camera.

Ken Clark

Gray place to go think and walk

John Papaioannou

not much

journey girl

What a great place to relax and observe many different kinds of birds as well as muskrats. Great photography opportunities.

Vince Chichak

It's an awesome place to go out for fresh air and a walk!

Joe Doe

I love mother nature, shame to see trash thrown in the marshes, I would seriously make a citizens arrest if I seen it. It is probably kids doing it, I wanna see it cleaned on the regular.

Masoud Saeedinia

You sent me wrong. I became a private house and owner was angry

Curtis Pandachuck

Great walk!

Maureen McDonald

This is a gorgeous park and a great place to stroll through the woods.

Richard Jenkyns

Awesome scenery not what you would catch just anywhere!!! Very pleasant walk for those that wish a bit of physical activity! Pleasant hour walk 30 minute power walk. Explore all the paths to take the experience all in!!! Watch out for the odd bike rider that does not dismount. Could change a great experience into one not so great!

Sandy

Love this place as a little space of nature yet so close to the city. Wish more people would respect it by cleaning up after themselves but I have had a few wonderful outings here

Michael Smith

It's awesome.

Tammie Dymchuk

Love this place